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Re: Redundant ("Post") phrase [it will be clear]

Originally Posted by word

Yes, Yes, Yes, Yes, Yes!

That's it Philly and thank you very, very much.

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I (and some other native speakers, of BE at least) reserve the word tautology for saying the same thing (τα αυτα) more than once, but in other words ('such behaviour is insupportable and intolerable'). Repeating information that is already implied in another word (e.g. 'PIN number' - when 'PIN' itself stands for "Personal Identification Number") is what I'd call pleonasm. Here's what Answers.com says:

ple·o·nasm (plē'ə-năz'əm) pronunciation
n.

1.
a. The use of more words than are required to express an idea; redundancy.
b. An instance of pleonasm.
2. A superfluous word or phrase.

[Late Latin pleonasmus, from Greek pleonasmos, from pleonazein, to be excessive, from pleōn, more.]
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Hmm...after reading the definition to "Pleonasm" it appears that may be the word I was seeking; especially, since the word "redundant" was used in the definition and my post is titled "Redundant phrases".